Cheri, I had not checked my email in a couple of days and when I sent you this earlier email I did not know that when I went into the Ftdna site that there were a few matches in there!! I am really happy to see that! It is a starting point so woo hoo!! I really appreciate how helpful everyone is being. So nice to know there are people who try to help strangers. I am going to try to do the family finder test as soon as I can afford it. I know the price is wonderful now.
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 12:41 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Geneva Gervais, > > The mtDNA Plus test tests the HyperVariable Region of the D-Loop. The > Full Genomic Sequence for Full Sequence Test tests the complete mtDNA. All > 100% of it. Not just the D-loop. It will bring you closer in time, but > unless you have a rare mutation, you'll still be looking at matches from a > couple of thousand of years ago. > > The vast majority of the people in the FTDNA database are indeed alive. > You will see a few matches with "deceased" noted after their name. > Hopefully, someone else is handling their DNA. It is very important to > fill out the beneficiary information on the personal FTDNA page. If you > can think of someone, that is great, but please, please also add in "Or any > FTDNA Admin" so 100 years from now, someone can do something with your DNA > based on the technology of that time. > > About 10 days ago, I made a new topic/thread about the 3 types of DNA > testing (that's the name of the thread too). Here it is again: > =================================== > > Once upon a time, there were only 2 types of DNA testing: Y-DNA and > mtDNA. We talked about these tests from 2000 to about 2010. It was all > that was available back then. Y-DNA tested a MAN's strict paternal line: > His father's father's father's line, or top of the pedigree. If you were a > female, you had to hunt a male relative down to do a DNA test for that > line. Also available was mtDNA: this is anyone's mother's mother's > mother's line, or the bottom of the pedigree. Most of the information from > an mtDNA test is more anthropological in nature than genealogical > (anthropological = like anthropology - deep roots, out of Africa theory, > think the Flintstones for those familiar with that cartoon series). > > I guess the DNA community did a real good job of getting Y-DNA and mtDNA > into everyone's heads. So in 2010, a new type of DNA testing was > available. Autosomal DNA testing. Family Tree DNA marketed this test as > Family Finder (FF). It's a completely different type of test. > > Family Finder (FF) covers ALL the lines of the testee (whether a man or a > woman takes the test) back about 200 years. I was born in the 1960s. I > should see results going back to about the 1760s. I should find matches > that are Portuguese from my dad's half, matches from my dad's British Isles > half, and matches from my mom's Ozarks lineage. I'm seeing my ENTIRE > tree. But since I still have access to my parents, I tested them. They > are born in the 1930s, so I should see matches on ALL their lines back to > about the 1730s. I have identified one on my mom back to 1760. I've > identified a couple of my dad that go back far - one to 1696, but that's an > intermarried line, so the DNA did not get diluted. > > Those are the 3 types of DNA testing for genealogists on the market. > Which one should you chose? That depends on your goal. A Y-DNA or mtDNA > gives a restricted, narrow focus: One line only. Family Finder (FF) gives > a broad overview of ALL your lines. It's presented to you as a plate of > spaghetti and you have to untangle all the lines. Posting your Gedcom is > necessary so you can see your matches' trees and your matches can see your > tree. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
